What Is Your Cat Trying to Say? These AI Tools Aim to Decipher Meows
AI is shedding new light on the 12,000-year conversation between cats and their humans, suggesting that house cats wield a far richer vocabulary than once thought
RFK, Jr., Fires CDC Vaccine Panel, Oceans Are Acidifying, and Pangolins Face Newly Understood Threat
Major changes hit a key CDC vaccine advisory panel, ocean acidification crosses a critical threshold, and new research reveals an unexpected threat to pangolins.
This Ant Has a Sting Worse Than a Fire Ant’s—Here’s How to Avoid It
The Asian needle ant looks ordinary, but its sting can be worse than a fire ant’s and can be dangerous for anyone who has experienced anaphylaxis
These Hamster Dads Are a Cut above the Rest
This Father’s Day, we’re celebrating the unusually involved Djungarian hamster dads
Animal Lifespans Offer Clues about the Science of Aging
Could the spectrum of animal lifespans hold clues about the science of aging?
Velvet Worm Slime Reveals Its Sticky Secrets
The velvet worm’s extraordinary goo could inspire recyclable bioplastics
Building an LLM for Dolphin Chatter
A large language model for dolphin vocalization could let us better understand these beloved marine mammals.
Accidental Alchemy, Flamingo Food Tornado, and Kosmos-482 Lands
Kosmos-482 crash-lands, physicists turn lead to gold and animals show some clever behaviors.
This Strange Mutation Explains the Mystifying Color of Orange Cats
Your orange cat may host a never-before-seen genetic pathway for color pigmentation, according to new studies
The Wonders of Bird-Watching without Tech
Technology has made it easier than ever to quickly find, identify and record birds. But to truly appreciate feathered friends, consider unplugging
Friend or Food: Why Are Iceland’s Orcas Taking in Pilot Whales?
Newborn pilot whales have been spotted mysteriously swimming among pods of orcas. Scientists are trying to puzzle out how the pilot whale calves got there and what happened to them
Convergent ‘Cuteness’ Is Making Dogs and Cats Look Alike
Pugs, Persian cats, and other smushed-face cats and dogs are more similar to one another than they are to the wild animals they evolved from